左右开弓 in English zuo3 you4 kai1 gong1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to shoot from both sides (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to display ambidexterity
  • to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  • to use both feet equally (football)

Simplified Characters

左 右 开 弓

Traditional Characters

左 右 開 弓

Pinyin

zuo3 you4 kai1 gong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

左zuo3surname Zuo 右you4right (-hand) 开kai1to open 弓gong1surname Gong